As reported earlier in JURIST's Paper Chase, Time Warner [corporate website] has agreed to a large settlement with investors. In a press release, Time Warner announced that it had agreed to a $2.4 billion settlement of a securities lawsuit and will set aside an additional $600 million for further litigation costs. The lawsuit was brought by investors who held stock in the company at the time of its disastrous merger with AOL [Wikipedia entry]. BusinessWeek has more.

Bloomberg is reporting that the US Justice Department [official website] may push for a large settlement with KPMG [corporate website] instead of carrying on with criminal indictments against the company. The report cites unnamed sources who say the government would prefer to fine the auditing firm upwards of $500 million for its role in creating illegal tax shelters [JURIST report] and lying to the IRS [official website].

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